Barrett has the ability to create in the half court, his shooting was lacking but has shown hes a shooter, and playmaker consistently Hunter is literally a 3 n D dream for teams..they have skill sets that will be NBA friendly rather than just dunk and do 0

Love how you cut off the part where I said: "if I wanted a project" -3

So you still wont name the skill set?? -1

Literally has nothing to do with that. 1

This is interesting but is all dependent on his health, he showed when he was healthy that is a absurdly good player..7"2+ knocking down 3s, making plays and rebounding machine 1

I only have Hunter, because he will contribute right away; very good defensive skills, very good shooting, and ability to switch 0

Hes 6"5 without shoes, he also already has had knee issues through high school, and his defense is bad...hes definitely undersized. 1

Defensive metrics are easily skewed and Zion is literally scouted to have poor defense... 1

"All these superstars are not undersized and liabilities when it matters" When? 0

So literally what I stated?? Congratulations. 1

Game Thread has already been posted. -1

For what? -2

May everyone have a blessed Sunday! Have a good day yall 6

How about this one: Whoever scores more points will win the game 2

Basketball brings me so much anxiety and fun at the same time 2

Hamstrings shouldnt be rushed but it is what it is 2

I just like posting cuz I can scroll through my feed at the gym 2

Klay Thompson is gonna be a absolute worry...hamstrings are a serious issue once they are messed with...look at Chris Paul 3

HELL YEAH BROTHER! 4

I feel like 3-1 is good because you can take advantage of home court without worrying about Durant as much as you would in a 7 game series 1

Nah he does it from the doorway, **bathroom sky fucker** 2

They tell us to post the Thread a hour before 2

I am ready.... **puts on fedora and chugs mountain dew** 2

You know this is sarcasm right? 1

For what? Its just some light humor with the big game looming... 0

**issa joke** -1

Every NBA player looks good during practice except AI cuz you cant see him 3

Stay in here 3

Everyone knows hes the best on the Warriors, without him no way they beat Houston last year or Cavs 1

**WE ARE IN THE ENDGAME NOW** 3

Summer League, Drew League, and Pre season got us brother 1

Who the fook are you 1

same 1

Bruh its fake 11

If he loses, that would mean hes 1/3 in the Finals without KD 2

So how was he supposed to show you that he got verbally abused at a game? 0

I think Kuz is the player they dont wanna give up cuz hes cheap and is a spark off the bench 2

Move up in draft, Get Future PG. thats about it tbh 5

Garland seems legit, Hunter is a perfect wing for modern era, and Culver if he shoots better is prob the best prospect as a guard in this draft 2

The Bulls have been shopping that pick for a young star 0

Lakers basically have extreme leverage. Pelicans will be forced to take a shittier deal if they dont accept Lakers 1

Its Nephew Season 2

Last 4 times Ive got it following all the rules and being the top thread w most comments but mods keep giving it to others. Im not counting on it anymore 2

Kevin Durant is the Ronaldo to Lebron Messi, hes arguably one of the greatest scorers to exist, and he has single-handedly won games on his own with insane and absurd scoring. It will send shockwaves because teams were gearing up to max him out and for hi 12

Lakers must be close to the trade then. 5

Tf is AD doing at 8? Wtf Id argue hes better than Giannis -1

AD is a top 5 player ahead of Giannis, dude sat out a bunch this year so people arent acting like hes the most complete 2 way Big in the game? -1

Uhhhh Pelicans can just settle for some shit deal or let AD walk for anything. Lakers will just pursue FAs 1

DLO isnt under contract 1

I only have been there twice but I imagine a lot of Lakers fans were there, sorry if they bothered yall 1

I have been staying their potential and shit since day 1. Like ima lowkey root for Pelicans cuz those are some of my fav young players 1

You smoking that good shit? We will most likely re sign Rondo, Lance, Javale for the bench along with Kuzma: we sign a decent starting PG like Hill or Colluson, resign Bullock to MLE, and add another cheap 2 way player like Rudy Gay: Collision Bulloc 0

What tf are you on? Like do you actually watch basketball or just have your head up your ass 0

Well thats more of a Steph, Klay, Dray, KD were better than anyone on the Pelicans barring AD... 2

Why is everyone getting gilded, how may I join? 5

Yeah? 4

Theyd never win a ring together, cant see it 5

And second round exit 0

Thats kinda how the draft works...peoples who game excelled in college and displayed skills and the ability to have huge potential get drafted accordingly 2

Ban this man 1

no it has cuz our fans are dicks. also this post is evidence. 9

Alright listen here: They can finish the deal on the 6th and still have 32.5 million available, Rob signed Jemerio Jones to a non granted contract for this purpose.They can sign a FA to the 32.5 and still take AD because of the trade exception 5

Also instead od posting this every single time in a new thread, theres a cap space thread. 2

Alright listen here: They can finish the deal on the 6th and still have 32.5 million available, Rob signed Jemerio Jones to a non granted contract for this purpose.They can sign a FA to the 32.5 and still take AD because of the trade exception, also even 2

Imagine being such a stan you think Jokic is better than Lebron. **NEPHEW SEASON PEAK** 2

Ban 15

What if Hakeem had taught Dwight his moves and Howard actually used them to his potential 5

Fuck yes it is. Harden is locked up for a long ass time and their best option to get anywhere 1

Read the post, OP forgot about the second one and I found it appalling 1

Bruh 1

Harden is jacked af. Anyone who thinks he has moobs are just morons 3

You also get to dump the bad contract of Hill. It was just a idea man 1

Mods ban this dude 1

Zion is around 6"5 not in bball shoes... 1

You smoking? 1

People dont hate him, they hate the way he plays because we all know he can be so effective and hes shown that ability to take smart shots and get his teams wins... 1

Ban 3

When Lakers dont do anything; idiots When Lakers make good moves to make their team better: wtf are you doing 6

What the warriors did with Kerr when he first came, surround Vogel with good minds, Kidd might have been a bad coach but he is a great player coach which is necessary, Lionel Hollins is a great assistant coach who has made every team he has gone to better 6

Who hurt you 1

Ahaha fuck that: - Magic - Kobe - MJ - Lebron - Hakeem 1

Because; Combination of KD leaving, bad players surround PG + WB, coaching staff makes weird decisions, and Carmelo Anthony 0

Fucking idiot. Hes only like 23 or something, how would we know he peaked 4

Go ask the other 10000 threads about this 2

Those are memes 5

Jason Kidd, and Grant Hill both won the award in 1995. Steve Francis and Elton Brand both won the award in 2000 1

Camby was on the Nuggets in 2002-2003 -1

The Rookie of the Year award isnt about who will be better, its about the best Rookie that year 2

Ban 0

Bruh r/NBA is turning into Twitter 2

This is why God died 1

Kidd, Nash, Stockton, Oscar, West, wtf you smokin 1

Why is this gilded. 0

Man you needa stop spamming that word, it wont be a thing 4

More like 10/12 1

Its been happening 3

Wtf did I just read 1

Holy fuck 50 wins? Are you dumb 2

We have unlimited Vet Mins, and BAE. We could easily bring back Rondo, Mcgee, Lance, and Bullock (who is 90% re signing) if we were that needy. 1

I love this man. 1

Not really? Just wanted to help clear up the noise. Never said this means he is granted to go to LA, just that Dennis is having a separate meeting 6

Saved. 1

We were +500 yesterday 5

Every team has this 2

Common sense 1

Are you sure? Theres quite a few people who have lost everything due to oh I dont know...allegations of rape or abuse? Cough Kevin Spacey, Weinstein etc Cough 5

Worse than Warriors situation 2

Ban. Wtf 5

WNBA would whoop everyones ass, unless you are a good college player in NCAA, you arent getting drafted 2

Lakers? Who tf do I trade away 1

Be wise it was a different type of basketball than todays world. 1

Leonard 1

Holy fuck why do yall stalk these guys so hard. 41

Do you even know why you wrote this? This just sounds like a bunch of incoherent thoughts 2

Its fucking Kevin Motherfucking Durant 1

Cool 11

Why 1

35% Cap 5

Somewhere competitive? Do you think 3 top 5 players in one team could be competitive 0

More salt than the ocean 1

KD good = Kyrie and KD very good 1

Yooo Knicks Fans, hows that Kyrie/KD duo 1

Theres so many good role players available still... 1

Bucks, Pacers, Celtics, Nets, Sixers, Heat (depending on how FA plays out), and Magic are all solid teams.. East isnt as bad as it once was especially w exciting young teams like Bulls I think yall are still entertaining af 8

Only if Giannis goes to join him 1

Imagine making me a post just to try and trigger people cuz you are insecure about your best player...just saying, this whole bs going on between our fan bases is so pointless 1

If he was so dead set on Raptors, he knows what yall have, and what you guys can offer..why hasnt he re signed? 3

Its about to be announced. Also RDA hasnt been wrong, soooo -1

Bruh he got doxxed, this isnt even a joke anymore 3

AD doesnt have a ring, so him 2

Yall went from top 2 player to Dlo 7

Are you Kawhi Leonard? Whats the point of this post. 8

Hakeem 14

Turn on notifications for Woj, make it into "every tweet",or some other twitter account like Shams or something 3

Reddit will break as is tradition 15

This is why we F5 1

Kawhi Leonard, no one even knows anything about him 1

This cant even be announced until the 6th 2

Klay Thompson 1

Holy fuck. Delete 6

I mean you still have to be a wanted franchise, Kawhi wanted to be a Laker before Lebron was even here, and AD straight up wants to be a Laker, and Lebron wanted to be here too. 1

Holy mother of lord you put Lebron behind Curry? 2

You been under a rock? 15

My man hes on OKC 6

Why should we care? 1

Klay isnt top 10, and I doubt he plays 30+ minutes rehabbing that ACL 2

I see Boogie starting later in the season. Also we could easily run a Rondo/KCP/Green/Bron/AD lineup which is a major defensive plus 4

Players 1

JaMychal Green is another perfect piece 1

Top 4 wtf 1

Thanks Kawhi 10

AD never said he wouldnt play 7

You posted this on r/Lakers just move on, youre wrong 9

Aight KD get off Reddit 7

Yes after 2 whole SL games, RJ Barrett should be declared as a bust. Fucking bimbo 2

Why tf would the Bulls do that 2

Why tf does it matter 2

Tryhard 7

Thats not our starting lineup. Wtf, also Zubac guarding AD? Sign me up 3

Fuck no 1

Its the Knicks, Ill explain later 0

Bruh you crying for a fake imaginary point system? 2

Why is this in r/NBA, not gay enough 1

Fucking wtf. This sub never fails to surprises me how stupid this subreddit is 1

Warriors have no bench like at all, and Im sorry but Curry isnt built to handle Harden minutes. Those Ankles arent getting any better -1

Dont do us like that. At least injuries are the reason we didnt get playoffs, Knicks are just Knicks 4

Youre special too...just not in the way you wanted son. 4

Honestly your takes are so trash. How do you even think of this shit 2

It was missing Brian Cardinal aka the "Janitor" aka the reason the Mavs had any rings 1

1 year 5 million? Michael Jeffrey Jordan would def do this 1

Why 6

God fucking dammit. Take my upvote 1

Lakers are ready to make this sacrifice 6

Whatd you post? 1

Klay Thompson is a controversial to me. Hes a limited player, I feel Max only belongs to top 10-15 players 5

Are Knicks fans like sadistic or something, yall really always tryna get hurt 1

KD leaving, and then Lebron opening the east 1

7/24 isnt Kobe day baby boo 3

I am amazed someone even remembers me on Reddit tbh 1

Ive already done this bud. How is this OC, check my profile to confirm 1

I dont care he did it, I was curious how is this OC ahah 1

Ahh its cool man I was messing around, its r/NBA unless its over the top its usually not even original anyways so I prob did something already done 2

Im not reddit police man. Do whatever ya wanna do 2

Literally these questions get dumb and dumber 1

** FANTASY GOD ** 6

Russ has been keeping them alive while Hardens slumping man 11

Damn I just was notified. Ima remake the post 2

Damn that’s even better. ESPN and Basketball reference only had it at 5 so I had that 2

Indubitably. 2

It’s not that serious man..why so mad 3

Offseason and nephew season is over buddy. 1

Hasn’t his dong been on live national TV before? 2

Just believe bro you got this 3

According to this sub and the lakers sub we should’ve traded him at least 5 times this year alone and he’s not even good enough to be a bench player Lemme remind you that r/nba thinks it’s better than the GMs and head coaches who live, breathe, and 1

The Thunder, why would they take that deal? 3

34 mpg this year ** 2

Restricted Contract Year 5

The question isn’t the max, it’s more if the Pelicans are the team that will do it 1

You should revisit his threads, at one point he was Travis Outlaw 3

Harden is from Lakewood California my dude, and he went to ASU 1

Beard man bad Literally every superstar get free throws, I don’t see y’all posting when Kawhi or Embiid take like 12 free throws 4

He’s been sick recently, and he had a torso thing going on so that explains the lift, because earlier in season he was booming 4

Good first half, but he was a no show in the second half. 4 points..and also it was a loss. Him being such a coward from shooting really is showing up now more than ever without Butler or Embiid to carry the Sixers to wins 1

If mods delete this, it’s time to riot and overthrow them 3

Nephew hours have been activated 1

He’s a top 10 offensive player of all time, but overall he’d be around 20-30 range 6

He’s a above average defender when he tries, but he has too much of a workload to validate him abusing his body like that..also being a top 10 offensive talent is no joke...I don’t know why you don’t like that 5

Dope. 1

Jazz always turn it up around this time. I think they are just flat out grooving right now 8

This is r/nba’s wet dream 4

Games not over bud 1

Yo heads up, generator had wrong numbers for some players, ima recheck using ESPN and insert correct one. Sorry about that 1

r/NBA and misleading posts? No never. This can’t be true coming from the same group that told me Lebron gave Love depression. 24

Sorry the post is being edited and fixed. One second 2

Jfc can someone get Tillman away from the Rockets. He’s somehow made what was the second best team in the league in 2018, took that...cheaped out on Ariza, has turned MDA against him, and is now gonna cheap out the only good big he has 14

Do the posters get dumber 1

Cool, who asked? 3

Everyone and they momma knew that Beal was gonna drain the dagger 1

Some people just wanna be victims so bad 1

Why do you post so much 15

Cuz your dick is too small to really comment on 3

Because they and (he) put insane expectations out of a 3rd year player who’s at best a lou will type bench spark 2

KD didnt have a good run at all during the last 3 games against Warriors. Dude played like shit and no one called him out as much because Westbrook is the easy guy to blame. I think he went an absurd 32-81 or something the last 3 games and it was absolute 5

RIP 1

Lmao people think 50/50 splits mean 50/50. With good lawyers and a good case you can easily bump that down. 3

Rules don’t apply if you have enough money to find the loopholes 2

Drinking game: drink a shot for every time you see “recall” 1

“Point god” I don’t think you know what a point god is tbh. Chris Paul got that label after years of being the most consistent all around PG who had no real flaw in his game 20

His defense? 3

Steph Curry isn’t a Point God, he’s the best shooter in modern NBA history but his playmaking and defense are lacking 1

Baby Giannis is prob already dunking 1

It’s exactly how you think it’d be in a barbershop type environment. Some questions, a lot of fucking around and just a chill atmosphere 3

100% 2

This. There isn’t always a hero or villain..both made mistakes and moved on 4

Patrick Patterson the same dude who also called black women “bulldogs”, dudes not the sharpest tool in the shed 1

They knew what they were getting into 2

AD: “I hate the JD and Straight Shots” *1 hour later* **Woj: Anthony Davis has been bought out by the New York Knicks, and has his sights set on the Lakers. Sources tell ESPN** 6

Oh god fucking dammit 2

It Knicks put out a solid team that even was competitive AD would have most likely stayed tbh. 2

Supposed to say Shams* 2

Supposed to say Shams. He was on the podcast 2

He’s a solid defender, when they made playoffs he showed that. He clearly couldn’t care less 11

YOOOO. Fuck that, Spike is NYC 268

JVG is the man for clapping back at him. Ridiculous statement after ridiculous statement. JVG is hated around here but I love his rants especially when he claps back against the NBA and the refs. Holding them accountable, especially when he points out h 10

Nephew season is back 27

Don’t worry Mike Dan Tony Will now play them all 48 minutes in local leagues 6

Ew stop 5

“Fuck them kids” Don 2

Thank you. 2

I remember when shitposts were original 1

r/NBA is gonna peak and then have shit content for like the rest 28 days 2

Mods take care of this man 2

I have no idea what’s happening but this seems more effort than the other trash 2

This what 1

This dude tryna act like a old timer LMAO, imagine advocating for hurting players just because you dont wanna see "soft fouls" 1

Doubting Lebron is stupid alone. Doubting Lebron when he has a player that averages 33/12/3 blocks in playoffs in AD just feels like you’re willing to be stupid 4

now ᴘʟᴀʏɪɴɢ: Who asked (Feat: Nobody) ───────────────── ◄◄⠀▐▐⠀►► 𝟸:𝟷𝟾 / 𝟹:𝟻𝟼⠀───○ 3

YOURE ON r/nba you knew what to expect. 8

We shouldnt compare basketball players on basketball skills? -13

Yeah i cant believe i used basketball skills to actually decide how to decide a player, im stupid -17

I provided stats? Are stats biased for Lakers or what now -2

Anthony Davis fits Lebron better with the Pick n Pop option, as well as the Pick n Roll option. Compared to Giannis not being as reliable of a shooter 2

Anthony Davis would have better statistics if he didn’t have Lebron James on his team. And Anthony Davis has also never had a properly built team around him in NOP, yet he still took them to multiple playoffs where he faced the Warriors. -6

Damn this really changes my perspective. Nah, bad communication and bad defense by both players. 1

The Thunder played really good and Houston had a struggling WB who just came back from injury, you act like the OKC team was a 8 seed when they were a 5 seed for a reason. 1

This is such a laughable take, Anthony Davis had Solomon Hill and Darius Miller as key playoff players in his previous teams. And he had to face the Warriors every year. He’s been a top 4-5 playoff performer this year. Just because Harden is getting 1

If I post every superstars bad games then every single one would look bad. Superstars =/= perfect. 1

Harden is leading the series in 4th quarter points. The Lakers are obviously also game planning and putting more intensity in preventing him from getting any easy looks, if you watched you’d know he’s doubled the second he gets the ball. 1

The rockets are as good as he is. He knows this everyone knows this. If he’s not scoring 35-40 points they don’t win. 3

Let’s ignore the ability that Vogel put in the plan in doubling harden whenever he had the ball, and running the rest of the shooters off the line. MDA hasn’t adjusted at all to that. 1

Don’t assume what’s going on behind the scenes. MDA has shown stubbornness from his PHNX days, Bud has the same issue too. 1

Lebrons somehow the most overrated and underrated player 4

Throne* 1

This isn’t about the Clippers or Nuggets. What sub you think you’re on? 1

2 reasons: They have unlikable players - Marcus Morris, Paul George, Patrick Beverly aren’t fan favorites. They have talked trash when they haven’t done anything. Clippers share the city with Lakers, Laker fans run LA. So when Clippers started talk 7

Huh???? Lakers are known for their second half. The whole meme has been the Second Half Lakers are amazing. Lakers have slow first halfs 13

https://i.imgur.com/ZHiUHGI.jpg 3

Bruh what 13

Bro what 1

Every single all time great has a bad moment. Kobe air balled clutch shots vs Utah. Dirk shot like 20% and blew a series to the 8 seed warriors as a 1 seed. Steve Nash never won a ring. It’s easy to nitpick players, that’s why you have to be objecti 8

Not me, I’m built different. 4

You sound a lil too excited to do that 1

With my mouth 2

This is the first year he’s a favorite since 2013. He’s only choked one time in 2011. 7

Get help 1

That’s his AAU team...are you this weird? You’re tryna make something out of his AAU team 5

Literally stop making posts on it. You’re giving him more attention 2

Whenever he got onto the court, bodies fell to the wood. 3

Please don’t put r/Lakers associated with this. We don’t accept you 3

Jamal Murray still haunts me 9

Mods can we ban him for being xenophobic? 1

> acts more like a brit than anyone else. Just look at his posture stereotyping is just as bad as racism. There is no particular way a British person SHOULD behave. OG was born in London, therefore he is indeed from UK. 0

Dude aren’t you the one who posted the racist post against OG and British People. Holy shit, please go and do something better 0

They hate us cuz we stay winning. 6 rings in the last 20 years. The teams they root for would be lucky to be in the Finals. -3

We got bashed on so hard after Wayoff P snubbed us. After getting Anthony Davis and Lebron....OKC and LAC can enjoy George Paul 1

Fans are part of a team. No fans and teams won’t exist without the money or support. 0

They deadass fall for it lmao 2

Facts. Mavs are a great team, Luka is the real deal 1

Yeah cool we trash yet still get rings. 1

I’m honestly just bored. 1

There was literally no reason to bring up BLM lmao 3

You do realize Jimmy Butler supports BLM as well? 1

36% from 3. His demise is greatly over exaggerated, not to mention he’s still been a huge positive on defense and is playing through hip issues. 1

That story was fake...not to mention Dwight has talked how it’s personally affected him. But yeah show that class and make jokes about it! 3

Clint Capela?? You know Lamar Odom is in no way a similar player compared to Clint. 6

?? Ok cool 5

Can we stop with these bullshit posts? 1

It’s a bruise. Not a soft muscle injury, or a dangerous injury. 1

“Delay of Game on Jae, he’s just lying there in the court wasting time.” - Scott Foster 6

Nearly every tweet mentions KCP, I literally linked his profile. 1

Fr tho 3

mods can we just remove skip bayless posts? 2

He’s gonna get a ring if he wants, also we will bring him back next year 3

He’s the second greatest Center ever, Shaq had a few years of dominating but Hakeem from year 1 was a dominating force that was elite. I’d say Hakeems career was better than Shaqs but Shaq had a higher peak. I slide him at 10 1

Kobe not being too 10 is pure ridiculousness. He’s easily above shaq or bird 1

There have been rumbles of him potentially joining in the 2021 FA. 2

Nuggets just put together a great run and wouldn’t be giving up much besides Gary Harris who’s had his own issues on offense in recent years. Nuggets wouldn’t lose much by going for a Vet and great playoff performer who provides elite perimeter de 2

He’s just entering his Prime how tf do you think we know how his peak will look like lmao 0

He’s cracked top 50 mmao wtf. He’s a perennial MVP candidate for nearly 5-6 years now and a DPOY candidate for just as long. He’s above Rodman at the very least who’s top 50. 1

Why does what the opinion of people who don’t mean much matter to you so much 1

This post quite literally does not even mention Lebron, or anything about Lebron. MJ is a part of NBA history...not everything to do with him is just a shot at Lebron. 2

So how y’all feel about Bell on the Chiefs? 3

Doc is universally seen as a all time coach??? Tf more you want for him 3

[Bro wtf](https://i.imgur.com/gaAIe3a.jpg) 12

Ben Simmons for Chris Paul. 1

Maybe talk to better fans?? 1

Westbrook. People don’t realize how insanely talented average NBA players are....a superstar?? they are the top .001% in the world. 9

Mods I will keep it updated, message me if any changes must be made :) 1

Oh did you text him? 11

20/20 hindsight, there were massive questions around Kawhi. Reports were he wasn’t re-signing with anyone but one of the LA teams, there were massive question marks about his leg, and if he would even play. 1

I’m a professional Nephew 7

Is this the same Colin Cowherd who bashed John Wall’s leadership skills because Wall had no father figure? Walls father passed from Cancer 9

Pakistan vs India might legit have a fight in game, I don’t think people realize how deep and cutthroat the hate is between the countries. 9

KCP is priority 10

Ramona doesn’t have sources anymore, she got cut off once Jeanie took over with Rob 10

Magic Johnson MJ Kobe Lebron Wilt 1

[you](https://i.imgur.com/SHiFEXH.jpg) 1

Why tf would the Washington Wizards trade a 27 year top 10 player who wants to stay for Jaylen Brown? -2

This whole post was 100% to say dedmoney and you can’t convince me otherwise 24

Why doesn’t he have anything to prove? Every all time great has something to prove every year. If he has that label it comes with the burden Lebron has 4 titles, 4 MVPs, etc etc he still has shit to prove? Curry 100% has stuff to prove but his fanboys -1

I don’t drink enough to sort by new 6

It may also just be that Lakers have the most prominent fanbase in this subreddit. Also if you think Laker fans are scared of the Heat..I don’t know how to respond to that. 2

Yeah this is kind of disgusting. Fetishizing them is just as bad and many people do not realize 9

It’s just something that’s echoed by colorist people that is usually putting down darker skinned people 9

Him: *cries about subreddit being sensitive* Also him: “I’m so butthurt by you guys, I am going to make a scene and cry about leaving!!” Ok snowflake 7

I’d say Bradley Beal and Kelly Oubre were better looking duo after John Wall got hurt 7

Beef Cat?? Yeah he’s the copypasta god /u/YaBoiBeefCat 2

It’s between him, u/0_0_Mike and /u/senjulives 3

If anything, I’d prefer if these players got recovery drugs. Like the amount of stress and duress. Let the league and medical team regulate to assure safety so that players can have longer careers and stuff. 1

I really wish we increased the education budget in USA. People don’t even have basic critical skills 1

Dude you’re a Rockets fan 16

Nuggets and it’s really just not close. They were gonna win it all that year...if they didn’t face Kobe 2

Ingram is already better than LeVert. 2

On the Lakers he was. He did a good job at using his length disrupting shooters and was quick enough to keep up with anyone 3

His history with the media is atrocious, no surprise he doesn’t like them 2

No surprise it’s a Celtics fan. 1

He was harassing some dude in another thread making fun that he doesn’t have a life. Projection at its finest.. 8

Ideas; 1. Does he think James Harden will be one of those “not appreciated while in play but super loved and appareciated once gone?” 2. If you were to trade one of Embiid or Simmons who is out? 3. will the Bucks regret throwing a very large deal 1

Between him and /u/0_0_Mike 9

Should you stop spamming posts? 5

Today? He has over 100 posts this week lmao 3

What is going on today with the KD spam today in /new 10

Harden being called a choker is stupid and always has been stupid, and the only real KD choke is the 2016 3-1 one just like how harden has had some bad series. But every player has a bad series 2

Yeah how dare Harden not be able to overcome 3 All-NBA players and a DPOY player in Draymond when he had: Clint Capella, Trevor Ariza who went 0-10, and Eric Gordon. 7

Right now if you talk about Dame or Steph in a negative way you just get shit on, as long as it’s “Beard Man Bad” or “Westbrick bad” everyone will agree. 4

Dude he blew out both knees... 7

People won’t care they will keep making up more criteria’s 20

You’re seriously discounting the injuries. Cousins had like half a season before the Achilles year, Gordon was actively trying to leave and was always hurt, Evans was hurt a good amount and when he wasn’t they made the playoffs. Jrue Holiday was the 5

Because most people don’t watch NOLA. NOLA fans will be the first to tell you how god awful some of those rosters were. All they see is AD and immediately blame him. 2

It never stays because it gets rid of 90% of the controversy and people don’t like that. 8

I mean music helps a lot of the players with their game and their mental stuff. I love the music too. 1

He’s being fined nearly 600k each game. 2

Harden is being fined nearly 600k each game hes basically being suspended for his part...if you guys actually took time to get to know everything you wouldn’t be talking like headless chickens Everyone else is being decided on still. 1

Off-season levels of IQ 5

They can’t just go to bars/normal places to pick up girls. Being rich has its perks but it also comes with a lot of issues socially that they can’t just act normal 3

I think the league has a lowkey just medical team that has approved drugs for the whole league. I know Kyle Lowry said he took a lot of shots for his hand in the finals. As long as it’s a even ground, I don’t care. Whatever helps these guys perform 4

What is this title, are you trying to say Nets?? Lakers and Nets would have been the best matchup today. I see Lakers beating them tho but it’s a toss up basically. Either way would have been a absolute banger 3

That’s cool? What does that have to do with Harden 5

He’s also insanely disrespected, people always find a slant for him. They go out of their way to hate on him, compared to the way other all time greats are treated. 3

Clyde is my mans so if he says it’s bad it’s gotta be bad. Shame 1

He’s better. If I’m starting a team and don’t know the other 4 players I’m taking Harden any day. He had G leaguers/Rookies out there looking like proper role Players... 1

Anyone else think Scottie and Christian Wood look alike?? 2

Bro your ass spent all off-season talking shit for the Clippers. Keep taking the L’s 13

You asked a question but are just trying to look for someone to validate what you think. 3

He just isn’t motivated, what would he get out of beating the brakes off these smaller names? He saves himself damage and just fights safe and gets his wins anyways. It’s not a coincidence his biggest performances always are against the biggest name 2

15-20. Hes not better than KD all time 3

Well he didn’t take a fader, he took up a side jumping mid-range 1

What this sub got against braids lmao 1

Kevin Durant or Kobe 9

I love how people act like he’s some bad playoff performer when he averages 28/7/6 in the playoffs since coming to Houston lmao. 9

I mean he ever blown a 3-1 lead? “Shrinks” KD saved Curry, Curry averaged 23 points on 39/36/92 splits in that 2018 series games 1-5 until CP3 got hurt. Y’all only remember Harden’s because he doesn’t have another top 5 player to save him the 4

NBA Channel 2

He was really nice that last year in LA. Was a good defender and really effective offensively, Luke Walton really unlocked that 2 way potential. I hope Thibs does too 5

All I know is they got a good gritty team. Fultz has been nice and Vucci Mane murders the Lakers every. Single. Fucking. Time. 9

Turns into god damn Hakeem whenever he plays vs the Lakers. It’s the most frustrating thing to watch 4

Lamar Odom, or Fisher too 7

Mid-Range never left, the mid-range only left for role players. But star players who could hit it have always shot it. It’s just the role players are now taking 3’s instead. 6

He’s still a top 5 level player..after a achilles injury. People thought he’d become a all star ceiling player not All-NBA. 1

LeNotaScorerTho 2

Stop calling them analysts. They are hot take artists. If you want proper basketball analysis there are many great minds who put out content. For ANALYSTS: I prefer Lowe, Cranjis, Pete, Gilbert Arenas, Nate Duncan, Pelton and Kevin O Connor 5

Why do you always post absolute dogshit stuff 6

It’s as if the Scouts who have access to their coaches, watch film for hours and hours, put them into workouts, etc know Draft prospects better than Billy Bob who doesn’t do shit. 2

I refuse to believe that, same shit was said about Russ in OKC. Reporters always be making some stuff up to get more clicks I like how for the past 5-6 years, no one says much about Harden but once he requests a trade so many “sources” came out of no 2

I hope mods just start banning these type of posts during season. 8

I’ve been here since like 4 years? It wasn’t this bad before but Jfc recently it’s just been god awful. 2

The worst leagues get the mid tier college players. Thinking someone who didn’t even play in high school can just walk in and play is just disrespectful. 2

Bro Steph doesn’t even get half the hate Harden gets. I’m sure a couple threads a week won’t hurt him 21

Bro you have not seen twitter around Lebron have you lmao. It’s like a 50/50 split. “leMickey Ring” or “LeGOAT James” And those are just the MJ stans, then you get the conservatives who hate him for obvious reasons, and then you get the Peopl 2

New Orleans Pelicans have a great young group, Phoenix Suns are a young team but have some great older players like CP3...they will be a playoff team and fun to watch, Lakers if you want to join the villains/favorites, Timberwolves if you want depression. 2

Please get rid of Saunders if his “offensive system” doesn’t change. Edwards has shown a lot of his skills/reasons why he went 1st. But watching the Timberwolves actively sign like every guard they could to surround him with, and then not even have 1

Please stop lmao. 8

Man you’re right, r/NBA never criticizes Paul George. Thank you for this. Didn’t know PG got a stripper pregnant, while Married. 12

I can’t believe you chose a historic playmaker such as Hassan Whiteside. 16

Y’all have a solid starting lineup. Oubre has been really slow and off but he’s gonna average out and be a solid 2 way player who can defend the opposing better wings 2

[doc after this season and another bad playoffs](https://i.imgur.com/ScKDiy8.jpg) -2

The GOAT is whoever you want it to be. Here: Brandon Ingram is the GOAT. Nothing changed. The world is the same, and basketball is still basketball 2

That’s still not hating on Curry directly. I hate his fanbase/media around him. They change goalposts whenever something goes on with him. I also hate how Lebron fans act but that doesn’t mean I hate Lebron. Search my comment history, I have consis -5

Right so no evidence? And then just blame it on something. Maybe don’t make stupid claims then. My only claims have been KD and Harden > Curry. That’s not hating, those are two of the greatest offensive players to have ever played. Hating woul -5

It’s a pretty good product especially this year after we can have 4-5 contenders which is usually better than most years. Dont know why you’d say it’s a lousy product 3

So you just don’t know basketball then? Anyways source: https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_stats_per_game.html 1982 started and it was 26 fouls per game In 2021 (this season) there were 20.9 fouls per game 1

Convicting a 17 year old for 15 years in prison for a role in a brawl is just disgusting. No matter how you think of it. 10

He would have just been another statistic. 10

If you dOnT see a problem that a group of police officers can’t even properly detain and arrest one single man. Not to mention there are laws that allow officers to see evidence before reported to court. That’s a direct conflict of interest and is a 1

Ingram was improving every year, he was showing signs of development and improving his playmaking. It’s only the people who didn’t watch him that thought he didn’t make a jump. He was a 16/5/4 player in his 2nd year on really good efficiency. 1

You’re stupid. 1

I feel bad for you 1

Luka really fumbled the bag on it. Everyone had him as favorite and he decided to play like Hazard after a off-season, if he came out with high scoring/wins he would have the narrative by now. 1

Why do compare people themselves to athletes like they are worth the same to the companies. You’re replaceable, you’re not as important, and you’re not as valuable. There aren’t a thousand replacement for Kyrie’s out there. 0

Viewership hasn’t been declining though, it did when the season was sharing with NFL and MLB. What hurt the NBA was losing the millions on millions of Chinese viewers which seem to be back too. https://www.google.com/amp/s/deadline.com/2020/12/nba-open 2

Yes, Simmons has better vision but teams do have to guard Ingram’s shooting which opens up more plays for other players on his team. 4

Yes, Irving even called him one of the best defenders he faced. He guards 1-3 nicely, when locked in. Luke had him playing good defense in his time in LA. I know he dozed off last year but has shown more commitment to it again this year. 6

https://i.imgur.com/QPUHrho.jpg 11

Clipper fans still blaming Trezz and Doc?? 39

https://i.imgur.com/SeHXMAh.jpg THERE IS NO DOC 5

Thank you /u/ChefCurry3-1Lebum3-5 for pointing out how we shouldn’t hate one side to bring up the other. 13

Literallt is pointless doing rankings by numbers. Like what makes Curry at number 12 and KD at number 13?? Or what makes KD at 12 and what makes Curry at 15? It’s just better doing tiers. They are both tier 2 level players in that 12-25 range. 9

Paul George been the 1st option this year. Kawhi has been pretty underwhelming. Bradley Beal is also the 1st option with ease For true 2nd options: AD next to Lebron John Wall next to Harden Jaylen Brown next to Tatum CJ next to Dame CP3 next t 2

Yeah but Lebron is Lebron. He still runs the offense when he’s on the court, it’s more a 1A/1B rather than 1st/2nd. But this post is asking for 2nd and AD is our 2nd guy. It’s insane to have a top 6 player as a 2nd option but still a 2nd option. 1

No but you’re still the worst poster on this sub 26

We all know you’re /u/0_0_Mike 4

Damn Mike, congratulations you aren’t the worst poster on this sub anymore 1

I’ve learned to separate the player and the fans. It’s not Curry’s fault he has trash fans. That being said OP, please stop. 21

Luka?? Please stop. Harden and Lebron I’ll say yes, Luka isn’t it. 3

Fans love offense...no one has said let’s watch 48 minutes of defense grind fest. Also Ratings have been trending upwards. Clown 2

LeFraud’s career: 07: Meltdown 08: 35 FG% vs Celtics 09: 1 Point in crucial 4th Q 10: Gave up 11: Bigger meltdown 12: Baby Thunder 13: Ray Allen 14: Clamped by Kawhi 15: 39 FG% vs Warriors 16: Green+Bogut+Kyrie 17: Cooked by KD 18: Gave up 20

I was going out with my family for dinner and suddenly I saw someone choking at a near by table. IT WAS LEFRAUD AND HE WAS CHOKING ON A MICKEY MOUSE RING. Luckily Ray Allen and Kyrie where there to save him. 3

Slim Reefer boutta bring out the bowl and smoke everyone 1

You should post that and cross out the usernames aha. Just out of respect for privacy. I’ve always felt that’s a kind thing to do if you post someone who’s not a public figure somewhere on a forum 1

Trump is the head of the Republican Party, do you not understand that influence he has (had before the trump supporters tried to raid the government) If he said, “get this done, pass mandates, and have Covid laws enforced” to the republicans, who in 1

Guys, I think he wants out 23

OP casually leaving out half the quote that shows why he feels this way: > Hill “We wanna play the game that’s what we love to do. At the same time, if we are casting all these rules, maybe we should reevaluate what we are doing. I just don’t u 67

Except players did sit out... 5

It’s clear you just didn’t follow what happened, during that sit out. The owners agreed to send a large amount of money to support their causes, they talked to the attorney general, etc. I love how misinformed clowns think just because they can leav 7

It’s a Suns fan, come on. They suffer enough they probably just happy to see it’s not their team 6

Shame on OKC for drafting such good players 23

Why is one of the most effecient high volume scorers ever, who was the 2nd best player of the decade behind only Lebron James for majority of it, and a multiple time FMVP who had some of the greatest playoff performances get regarded as a all-time great?? 4

Giannis should be grateful they don’t call it everytime he hooks his defenders or just decides to lower his shoulder. 1

Don’t be a friccin casual 5

Harden has always played himself into shape the first couple months, if you’re gonna call Harden fat. Then it’s even more embarrassing on the guys defending him that they can’t even stop him. 7

No dude, Kyrie 100% made sure she was invited!!! 14

I like this post. You’re about to woosh so many people 1

This is just fun to see because it makes it obvious who DIDNT watch Harden. He’s always been like this 86

You’ve never watched basketball huh? Kobe in 06? WB in 2017? Lebron in 08,18? Harden a lot of 2019, etc 1

Anyone watch the Richard Ramirez show on Netflix? 2

Lamelo looks good because his coach actually knows how to play a rookie. You think Lamelo would look better just ISOing every play?? 10

That’s literally the issue... 5

r/NBA is just gonna look at his stats and shit on him, he’s struggled but Saunders has done a piss poor job even putting him in good positions. No offensive sets, no off ball motion. Just give him the ball and make him find his own shot. Set up for fai 39

Yeah, really lowers that chance of the ring. 12

Man y’all think curly hair is stiff or something aha 19

147 points. What do you think? 3

Giannis, AD, Luka, Joel, Jokic, Ben.m Giannis: MVP, DPOY, not much higher than AD. In fact come Playoff time i would put AD above him. AD: Top 3 defender in the league, offense has taken a next step and has shown improved playmaking. Luka: inefficien 6

AD was still a MVP candidate throughout his NOLA run...do people think he just magically got that large of a trade?? 3

The difference in how r/NBA and former players/coaches view Kobe couldn’t be more different. It’s actually disrespectful how he’s treated on this subreddit 1

Y’all have played the Bucks, the Lakers, the Clippers, the Blazers, the Mavericks 2x, and Rockets. That certainly hasn’t helped lmao 1

He gets naked, hangs his dong on the mascot, and then takes a big fat dump on half court. All while chanting “oola poola zooolaaaa” 17

Just post sources because you are not good at this lmao 1

This dude really just compared Kobe calling a gay ref f*got to his face, and Lebron saying stfu bitch. That’s how you know they be trolling, or just a nephew. 1

I know a Clippers fan isn’t trying to bring up the 2020 Playoffs lmao. 7

Your MVP Ryan Saunders carried you guys like a Fed Late Game Master Yi. 6

Congratulations Ryan Saunders, great job watching like a 11-0 run with all your starters on the bench and still waiting until the 7 minute Mark to get DLo in...and then not even running any plays for the hottest player tonight Malik. 1

Lebron shooting 40% from 3 is just not fair to the league 7

We all know who’s alt you are 6

Why? Lebron is chasing that all time scoring list and MVP as a 36 year old. If AD wanted to just chase stats he’d stay in Pelicans. He came to LA to win and he’s doing what the team needs to win, he’s the best defender, he’s scoring when needed, 14

He just got jingled that friccin’ moron 27

Just appreciate greatness. 15

Yeah he’s donezo, I got a Kuzma, THT, Caruso and some draft picks that the Lakers are willing to sacrifice and take one for the league and take on that monster contract. 1

How the fuck is it pointless??? The difference between 12th and 3rd is like 2 games in the West, the only superstar not playing is AD and that’s because he’s had a Achilles issues that require rest. Literally Lebron just played 40+ mins in back to ba 7

Common L. 4

People weren’t alive and watching him, and they read ESPN bait articles and think it’s true. Imagine if you didn’t watch much basketball and your source of basketball knowledge was First Take or something? 7

Two black people have similar resemblance (they don’t even look alike in that pic lmao)... Are they related? 7

SGA, easy Sexton Ingram JJJ Wood 1

People in this subreddit just have different ways of showing how little they know about basketball. /u/cmbk_szn just had his 15

Well that’s one way to tell everyone you’re a nephew 4

Yeah and they are called professional players. About 99.9% of the time no dude in the park is beating even a G league player or even a D1 player forget a NBA player 2

https://youtu.be/FbaiJyRuP2c My dude, NBA players are the top .0001% skilled basketball players. This is just embarrassing 0

Kobe too low, Curry too low, Big O too high, Garnett IS WAYYY too high, magic too low, Dirk way too high, Wade too low, shaq too high. Bad bait list 1

I swear nephews think blocks is the only way to decide if a player is good at defense. It’s just a wild coincidence the lakers are at their best when Marc Gasol is playing on defense, he has one of the lowest opponents FG%, etc. 23

A modern 4 who can defend nicely, score at will, and pass among the best, was insanely clutch and led championship teams? Oh sheesh I don’t know? 15

Nets have Harden. I’m taking Nets. 5

The lakers would have to go 8-22 in the remaining to go .500 Edit: suck at math 2

We scored over 120 without Bron and AD literally like 2 weeks ago 4

> as he said Great I’m sure you can provide a source on Lebron saying he’s against the Vaccine. 2

OP said he openly said he’s against it, so I will wait on his sources on a claim. -1

Okay so you’re analyzing a statement? No direct sources or evidence? 0

No one asked about what logic you used, I’m not casting assumptions on a situation of a person I don’t even know. It’s a dangerous way of thinking. Just making everything a black and white kind of deal. And no it’s not a proof, you should look 1

I’m going to say that I don’t think Collins is bad, in a normal circumstance he should be fetching a nice deal but I saw Mavericks doing talks around kleber so it gave me the feeling GMs aren’t as high on Collins. The lakers have 3 picks that they 1

Mavericks are doing talks with Maxi Kleber as the main piece. So obviously teams aren’t as high on him. 1

Lakers have 2026,2027,2028 and second rounds available. https://tradenba.com/teams/Lakers/14/draft-picks 1

There’s no structural damage on the achilles, he just returned too fast and strained his calf. If the Lakers didn’t have great seeding, I doubt lakers let him rest 8-9 weeks or whatever management he’s on. 1

Fuck Tillman. 8

Yeah they all heard Miami was a great place for senior housing. 25

Not even the MVP of Utah 7

Nets flairs working OT today. 25

I love when people say this statement without acknowledging he was playing at a high level either way, the true answer is is that he literally blew out both his knees. 1

https://i.imgur.com/rSlDtpY.jpg Best believe it 1

Her: Taking Pills and Smoking can’t affect my baby during pregnancy Her baby: 45

There’s more of a chance I make the NBA than that. It’s reported as much 3x than the current deal. 0

https://i.imgur.com/mrInWL5.jpg 4

I agree, he’s like 6’7 and 250 or something so he probably just didn’t realize how easily Shröder would fall. It wasn’t like a Rodman/Mourning type takedown 1

Just get back at them by posting a Ben Simmons stat line during a Playoffs. 7

Usually it is not, he does a side step and leans on his right foot/left foot. So it’s not a travel. That case, it was travel. 7

All indicators are that it’s not him, she liked a tweet saying it’s Another guy 1

Imagine going into a molestation thread and trolling. 1

Luka Doncic shot 9-26. He had 23 points on 26 shots... This post was acting like Luka was held down by the rest but in reality he had extreme tunnel vision. Even maverick fans will admit that 15

Yes because clearly this is the only time games have been officiated horribly 11

I mean if you didn’t care no one made you click on the post. 9

How could they be so harkless 12

If you play for 2 seconds and bring back Lebron and AD and keep them 100% you’re worth everything. Or If you’re 100% and KD is 100% never gonna get hurt again?, Or Kobe never gets hurt Or Larry Bird/Magic can play their actual careers out, et 14

Holy shit do you also rub Lebron’s balls while he’s in your mouth? 8

Yet still gonna get a record deal 2

Kobe, Magic, Lebron, Kareem, Shaq. That’s Lakers alone in the top 10 -1